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Kelly Reichardt on Her Michelle Williams Western, Meeks Cutoff ...

But Fordian showdowns or no, Meeks Cutoff is as Western as it gets, telling the story of three families led astray on the Oregon Trail by wayward guide Stephen Meek. I never called it a Western while we were making it ... read more

Meeks Cutoff and Oregon Trail - the Movie

If youre lucky, one or two of your caravan will escape death by venom, hunger, exhaustion or poo. But thats all it is: luck. Oregon Trail. I have measured out my life in crude pontoons. Possibly because it embodies the random, ... read more

Following the Oregon Trail, digitally and on foot — High Country News

The game also opened my eyes to the brutal landscape around me. I began to imagine the Oregon Trail -- its ruts often indistinguishable from modern two-tracks -- as my sole path through treacherous mountains and endless ... read more

Jim Bridger and the Oregon Trail

In 1850, Bridger was hired for a surveying expedition, and while evading the Ogalala Indians (a sub-tribe of the Lakota people) he ended up shortening the Oregon Trail by 61 miles. This pass he found is now known at the ... read more